Luis Werthner

Luis Werthner (1921-) was an African soldier in the German Wehrmacht during World War II.

Biography
Luis Werthner was born in Bremen, Weimar Republic in 1921 to a family of Namibian descent. His family had moved to the German Empire from the German South-West Africa colony after the end of World War I, and they followed Lutheranism and spoke German. Werthner enlisted in the Wehrmacht when World War II broke out, motivated by his belief in German nationalism. Werthner was one of few Africans to serve in the German military during the war, and he fought in Normandy during Operation Overlord in 1944.